History of rugby union matches between Ireland and Wales

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Illustration of the Irish team which faced Wales in the 1895 Home Nations Championship Irish XV Iwerddon v Cymru-Wales 16 03 1895.jpg
Illustration of the Irish team which faced Wales in the 1895 Home Nations Championship

Ireland and Wales have played each other at rugby union since 1882. A total of 135 matches have been played, with Wales winning 70 matches, Ireland winning 58 matches and seven matches drawn. [1] [2] The two sides have met three times at the Rugby World Cup, with Wales winning two and Ireland winning one of those encounters. [3] Wales won 13–6 in their pool encounter at the inaugural World Cup in 1987. [3] Ireland eliminated Wales at the pool stage during the 1995 World Cup, with a 24–23 victory in 1995. [3] In their third World Cup matchup, Wales beat Ireland 22–10 in the quarterfinals of the 2011 World Cup. [3] In the Six Nations Championship the two sides have faced each other 125 times with Wales winning on 66 occasions, Ireland winning 52 times and seven matches resulting in a draw. [4]

Contents

Summary

Overview

DetailsPlayedWon by
Ireland
Won by
Wales
DrawnIreland pointsWales points
In Ireland6734285896691
In Wales6322392676874
Neutral venue52306981
Overall135587071,6411,646

Results

No.DateVenueScoreWinnerCompetitionAttendanceRef.
128 January 1882 Lansdowne Road, Dublin 0–2GFlag of Wales (1807-1953).svg  Wales 1881–82 Home Nations International [5]
212 April 1884 National Stadium, Cardiff1G–0Flag of Wales (1807-1953).svg  Wales 1884 Home Nations Championship 5,000 [6]
312 March 1887 Birkenhead Park, Birkenhead (England)0–1GFlag of Wales (1807-1953).svg  Wales 1887 Home Nations Championship 5,000 [7]
43 March 1888Lansdowne Road, Dublin2G–0Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg  Ireland 1888 Home Nations Championship 4,000 [8]
52 March 1889 St Helens, Swansea 0–0G (2T)Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg  Ireland 1889 Home Nations Championship 4,000 [9]
61 March 1890Lansdowne Road, Dublin3–3draw 1890 Home Nations Championship 7,000 [10]
77 March 1891 Stradey Park, Llanelli 6–4Flag of Wales (1807-1953).svg  Wales 1891 Home Nations Championship 10,000 [11]
85 March 1892Lansdowne Road, Dublin9–0Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg  Ireland 1892 Home Nations Championship 5,000 [12]
911 March 1893Stradey Park, Llanelli2–0Flag of Wales (1807-1953).svg  Wales 1893 Home Nations Championship 20,000 [13]
1010 March 1894 Ulster Cricket Ground, Belfast 3–0Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg  Ireland 1894 Home Nations Championship 5,000 [14]
1116 March 1895National Stadium, Cardiff5–3Flag of Wales (1807-1953).svg  Wales 1895 Home Nations Championship [15]
1217 March 1896Lansdowne Road, Dublin8–4Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg  Ireland 1896 Home Nations Championship [16]
1319 March 1898 Thomond Park, Limerick 3–11Flag of Wales (1807-1953).svg  Wales 1898 Home Nations Championship 10–15,000 [17] [18]
1418 March 1899National Stadium, Cardiff0–3Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg  Ireland 1899 Home Nations Championship 40,000 [19]
1517 March 1900Balmoral Showgrounds, Balmoral 0–3Flag of Wales (1807-1953).svg  Wales 1900 Home Nations Championship [20]
1616 March 1901St Helen's, Swansea10–9Flag of Wales (1807-1953).svg  Wales 1901 Home Nations Championship [21]
176 March 1902Lansdowne Road, Dublin0–15Flag of Wales (1807-1953).svg  Wales 1902 Home Nations Championship 12,000 [22]
1814 March 1903National Stadium, Cardiff18–0Flag of Wales (1807-1953).svg  Wales 1903 Home Nations Championship [23]
1912 March 1904Balmoral Showgrounds, Balmoral14–12Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg  Ireland 1904 Home Nations Championship [24]
2011 March 1905St Helen's, Swansea10–3Flag of Wales (1807-1953).svg  Wales 1905 Home Nations Championship [25]
2110 March 1906Balmoral Showgrounds, Balmoral11–6Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg  Ireland 1906 Home Nations Championship [26]
229 March 1907National Stadium, Cardiff29–0Flag of Wales (1807-1953).svg  Wales 1907 Home Nations Championship [27]
2314 March 1908Balmoral Showgrounds, Balmoral5–11Flag of Wales (1807-1953).svg  Wales 1908 Home Nations Championship 15,000 [28]
2413 March 1909St Helen's, Swansea18–5Flag of Wales (1807-1953).svg  Wales 1909 Home Nations Championship 25,000 [29]
2512 March 1910Lansdowne Road, Dublin3–19Flag of Wales (1807-1953).svg  Wales 1910 Five Nations Championship [30]
2611 March 1911National Stadium, Cardiff16–0Flag of Wales (1807-1953).svg  Wales 1911 Five Nations Championship [31]
279 March 1912Balmoral Showgrounds, Balmoral12–5Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg  Ireland 1912 Five Nations Championship [32]
288 March 1913St Helen's, Swansea16–13Flag of Wales (1807-1953).svg  Wales 1913 Five Nations Championship [33]
2914 March 1914Balmoral Showgrounds, Balmoral3–11Flag of Wales (1807-1953).svg  Wales 1914 Five Nations Championship [34]
3013 March 1920National Stadium, Cardiff28–4Flag of Wales (1807-1953).svg  Wales 1920 Five Nations Championship 35,000 [35]
3112 March 1921Balmoral Showgrounds, Balmoral0–6Flag of Wales (1807-1953).svg  Wales 1921 Five Nations Championship [36]
3211 March 1922St Helen's, Swansea11–5Flag of Wales (1807-1953).svg  Wales 1922 Five Nations Championship 40,000 [37]
3310 March 1923Lansdowne Road, Dublin5–4Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg  Ireland 1923 Five Nations Championship [38]
348 March 1924National Stadium, Cardiff10–13Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg  Ireland 1924 Five Nations Championship 35,000 [39]
3514 March 1925 Ravenhill, Belfast 19–3Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg  Ireland 1925 Five Nations Championship [40]
3613 March 1926St Helen's, Swansea11–8Flag of Wales (1807-1953).svg  Wales 1926 Five Nations Championship [41]
3712 March 1927Lansdowne Road, Dublin19–9IRFU flag.svg  Ireland 1927 Five Nations Championship [42]
3810 March 1928National Stadium, Cardiff10–13IRFU flag.svg  Ireland 1928 Five Nations Championship 42,000 [43]
399 March 1929Ravenhill, Belfast5–5draw 1929 Five Nations Championship [44]
408 March 1930St Helen's, Swansea12–7Flag of Wales (1807-1953).svg  Wales 1930 Five Nations Championship 50,000 [45]
4114 March 1931Ravenhill, Belfast3–15Flag of Wales (1807-1953).svg  Wales 1931 Five Nations Championship 30,000 [46]
4212 March 1932National Stadium, Cardiff10–12IRFU flag.svg  Ireland 1932 Home Nations Championship [47]
4311 March 1933Ravenhill, Belfast10–5IRFU flag.svg  Ireland 1933 Home Nations Championship [48]
4410 March 1934St Helen's, Swansea13–0Flag of Wales (1807-1953).svg  Wales 1934 Home Nations Championship [49]
459 March 1935Ravenhill, Belfast9–3IRFU flag.svg  Ireland 1935 Home Nations Championship 35,000 [50]
4614 March 1936National Stadium, Cardiff3–0Flag of Wales (1807-1953).svg  Wales 1936 Home Nations Championship 70,000 [51]
473 April 1937Ravenhill, Belfast5–3IRFU flag.svg  Ireland 1937 Home Nations Championship 20,000 [52]
4812 March 1938St Helen's, Swansea11–5Flag of Wales (1807-1953).svg  Wales 1938 Home Nations Championship 40,000 [53]
4911 March 1939Ravenhill, Belfast0–7Flag of Wales (1807-1953).svg  Wales 1939 Home Nations Championship [54]
5029 March 1947St Helen's, Swansea6–0Flag of Wales (1807-1953).svg  Wales 1947 Five Nations Championship 36,000 [55]
5113 March 1948Ravenhill, Belfast6–3IRFU flag.svg  Ireland 1948 Five Nations Championship 32,000 [56]
5212 March 1949St Helen's, Swansea0–5IRFU flag.svg  Ireland 1949 Five Nations Championship 40,000 [57]
5311 March 1950Ravenhill, Belfast3–6Flag of Wales (1807-1953).svg  Wales 1950 Five Nations Championship [58]
5410 March 1951National Stadium, Cardiff3–3draw 1951 Five Nations Championship [59]
558 March 1952Lansdowne Road, Dublin3–14Flag of Wales (1807-1953).svg  Wales 1952 Five Nations Championship 42,000 [60]
5614 March 1953St Helen's, Swansea5–3Flag of Wales (1953-1959).svg  Wales 1953 Five Nations Championship 50,000 [61]
5713 March 1954Lansdowne Road, Dublin9–12Flag of Wales (1953-1959).svg  Wales 1954 Five Nations Championship 45,000 [62]
5812 March 1955National Stadium, Cardiff21–3Flag of Wales (1953-1959).svg  Wales 1955 Five Nations Championship [63]
5910 March 1956Lansdowne Road, Dublin11–3IRFU flag.svg  Ireland 1956 Five Nations Championship 50,573 [64]
609 March 1957National Stadium, Cardiff6–5Flag of Wales (1953-1959).svg  Wales 1957 Five Nations Championship [65]
6115 March 1958Lansdowne Road, Dublin6–9Flag of Wales (1953-1959).svg  Wales 1958 Five Nations Championship [66]
6214 March 1959National Stadium, Cardiff8–6Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 1959 Five Nations Championship [67]
6312 March 1960Lansdowne Road, Dublin9–10Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 1960 Five Nations Championship [68]
6411 March 1961National Stadium, Cardiff9–0Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 1961 Five Nations Championship [69]
6517 November 1962Lansdowne Road, Dublin3–3draw 1962 Five Nations Championship [70]
669 March 1963National Stadium, Cardiff6–14IRFU flag.svg  Ireland 1963 Five Nations Championship [71]
677 March 1964Lansdowne Road, Dublin6–15Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 1964 Five Nations Championship [72]
6813 March 1965National Stadium, Cardiff14–8Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 1965 Five Nations Championship 58,500 [73]
6912 March 1966Lansdowne Road, Dublin9–6IRFU flag.svg  Ireland 1966 Five Nations Championship [74]
7011 March 1967National Stadium, Cardiff0–3IRFU flag.svg  Ireland 1967 Five Nations Championship [75]
719 March 1968Lansdowne Road, Dublin9–6IRFU flag.svg  Ireland 1968 Five Nations Championship [76]
728 March 1969National Stadium, Cardiff24–11Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 1969 Five Nations Championship 29,000 [77]
7314 March 1970Lansdowne Road, Dublin14–0IRFU flag.svg  Ireland 1970 Five Nations Championship [78]
7413 March 1971National Stadium, Cardiff23–9Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 1971 Five Nations Championship [79]
7510 March 1973 Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff 16–12Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 1973 Five Nations Championship [80]
762 February 1974Lansdowne Road, Dublin9–9draw 1974 Five Nations Championship [81]
7715 March 1975Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff32–4Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 1975 Five Nations Championship [82]
7821 February 1976Lansdowne Road, Dublin9–34Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 1976 Five Nations Championship [83]
7915 January 1977Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff25–9Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 1977 Five Nations Championship [84]
804 March 1978Lansdowne Road, Dublin16–20Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 1978 Five Nations Championship [85]
813 February 1979Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff24–21Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 1979 Five Nations Championship [86]
8215 March 1980Lansdowne Road, Dublin21–7IRFU flag.svg  Ireland 1980 Five Nations Championship [87]
8321 February 1981Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff9–8Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 1981 Five Nations Championship [88]
8423 January 1982Lansdowne Road, Dublin20–12IRFU flag.svg  Ireland 1982 Five Nations Championship [89]
855 March 1983Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff23–9Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 1983 Five Nations Championship [90]
864 February 1984Lansdowne Road, Dublin9–18Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 1984 Five Nations Championship [91]
8716 March 1985Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff9–21IRFU flag.svg  Ireland 1985 Five Nations Championship [92]
8815 February 1986Lansdowne Road, Dublin12–19Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 1986 Five Nations Championship [93]
894 April 1987Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff11–15IRFU flag.svg  Ireland 1987 Five Nations Championship [94]
9025 May 1987 Athletic Park, Wellington (New Zealand)6–13Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 1987 Rugby World Cup 17,500 [95]
915 March 1988Lansdowne Road, Dublin9–12Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 1988 Five Nations Championship [96]
924 February 1989Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff13–19IRFU flag.svg  Ireland 1989 Five Nations Championship [97]
9324 March 1990Lansdowne Road, Dublin14–8IRFU flag.svg  Ireland 1990 Five Nations Championship [98]
9416 February 1991Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff21–21draw 1991 Five Nations Championship [99]
9518 January 1992Lansdowne Road, Dublin15–16Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 1992 Five Nations Championship [100]
966 March 1993Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff14–19IRFU flag.svg  Ireland 1993 Five Nations Championship [101]
975 February 1994Lansdowne Road, Dublin15–17Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 1994 Five Nations Championship [102]
9818 March 1995Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff12–16IRFU flag.svg  Ireland 1995 Five Nations Championship [103]
994 June 1995 Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg (South Africa)24–23IRFU flag.svg  Ireland 1995 Rugby World Cup 35,000 [104]
1002 March 1996Lansdowne Road, Dublin30–17IRFU flag.svg  Ireland 1996 Five Nations Championship 45,000 [105]
1011 February 1997National Stadium, Cardiff25–26IRFU flag.svg  Ireland 1997 Five Nations Championship 53,000 [106]
10221 March 1998Lansdowne Road, Dublin21–30Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 1998 Five Nations Championship 55,000 [107]
10320 February 1999 Wembley Stadium, London (England)23–29IRFU flag.svg  Ireland 1999 Five Nations Championship 76,000 [108]
1041 April 2000Lansdowne Road, Dublin19–23Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 2000 Six Nations Championship 40,000 [109]
10513 October 2001 Millennium Stadium, Cardiff6–36IRFU flag.svg  Ireland 2001 Six Nations Championship 72,500 [110]
1063 February 2002Lansdowne Road, Dublin54–10IRFU flag.svg  Ireland 2002 Six Nations Championship 49,000 [111]
10722 March 2003Millennium Stadium, Cardiff24–25IRFU flag.svg  Ireland 2003 Six Nations Championship 72,500 [112]
10816 August 2003Lansdowne Road, Dublin35–12IRFU flag.svg  Ireland 2003 Rugby World Cup warm-up match 20,000 [113]
10922 February 2004Lansdowne Road, Dublin36–15IRFU flag.svg  Ireland 2004 Six Nations Championship 49,000 [114]
11019 March 2005Millennium Stadium, Cardiff32–20Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 2005 Six Nations Championship 74,500 [115]
11126 February 2006Lansdowne Road, Dublin31–5IRFU flag.svg  Ireland 2006 Six Nations Championship 49,500 [116]
1124 February 2007Millennium Stadium, Cardiff9–19IRFU flag.svg  Ireland 2007 Six Nations Championship 74,239 [117]
1138 March 2008 Croke Park, Dublin12–16Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 2008 Six Nations Championship 75,000 [118]
11421 March 2009Millennium Stadium, Cardiff15–17IRFU flag.svg  Ireland 2009 Six Nations Championship 74,645 [119]
11513 March 2010Croke Park, Dublin27–12IRFU flag.svg  Ireland 2010 Six Nations Championship 81,314 [120]
11612 March 2011Millennium Stadium, Cardiff19–13Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 2011 Six Nations Championship 74,233 [121]
1178 October 2011 Regional Stadium, Wellington, New Zealand22–10Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 2011 Rugby World Cup 35,787 [122]
1185 February 2012 Aviva Stadium, Dublin21–23Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 2012 Six Nations Championship 51,000 [123]
1192 February 2013Millennium Stadium, Cardiff22–30IRFU flag.svg  Ireland 2013 Six Nations Championship 73,230 [124]
1208 February 2014Aviva Stadium, Dublin26–3IRFU flag.svg  Ireland 2014 Six Nations Championship 51,045 [125]
12114 March 2015Millennium Stadium, Cardiff23–16Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 2015 Six Nations Championship 73,950 [126]
1228 August 2015Millennium Stadium, Cardiff21–35IRFU flag.svg  Ireland 2015 Rugby World Cup warm-up match 73,500 [127]
12329 August 2015Aviva Stadium, Dublin10–16Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 47,430 [128]
1247 February 2016Aviva Stadium, Dublin16–16draw 2016 Six Nations Championship 51,700 [129]
12510 March 2017Millennium Stadium, Cardiff22–9Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 2017 Six Nations Championship 74,159 [130]
12624 February 2018Aviva Stadium, Dublin37–27IRFU flag.svg  Ireland 2018 Six Nations Championship 51,700 [131]
12716 March 2019Millennium Stadium, Cardiff25–7Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 2019 Six Nations Championship 74,500 [132]
12831 August 2019Millennium Stadium, Cardiff17–22IRFU flag.svg  Ireland 2019 Rugby World Cup warm-up match 62,905 [133]
1297 September 2019Aviva Stadium, Dublin19–10IRFU flag.svg  Ireland 50,000 [134]
1308 February 2020Aviva Stadium, Dublin24–14IRFU flag.svg  Ireland 2020 Six Nations Championship 51,700 [135]
13113 November 2020Aviva Stadium, Dublin32–9IRFU flag.svg  Ireland Autumn Nations Cup 0* [136]
1327 February 2021Millennium Stadium, Cardiff21–16Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 2021 Six Nations Championship 0* [137]
1335 February 2022Aviva Stadium, Dublin29–7IRFU flag.svg  Ireland 2022 Six Nations Championship 51,700 [138]
1344 February 2023Millennium Stadium, Cardiff10–34IRFU flag.svg  Ireland 2023 Six Nations Championship 74,500 [139]
13524 February 2024Aviva Stadium, Dublin31–7IRFU flag.svg  Ireland 2024 Six Nations Championship 51,700 [140]

Results by Decade

DecadeIrelandWalesDrawnSeries winner
1880s230Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
1890s441Drawn
1900s280Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
1910s140Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
1920s541IRFU flag.svg  Ireland
1930s460Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
1940s210IRFU flag.svg  Ireland
1950s181Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
1960s451Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
1970s171Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
1980s560Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
1990s731IRFU flag.svg  Ireland
2000s830IRFU flag.svg  Ireland
2010s771Drawn
2020s510IRFU flag.svg  Ireland

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